No operating system left(formatted) upgrade xp won't load

[stanb_54]

Hello,
no operating system left,I repartitioned hard drive &formatted NT, I tried to reinstall xp upgrade, but xp grade won't load. system asking for diskettes, downloaded some, install starts but get an error 7 code for NTLDR. Anyways around this mess?

 

[greenfield]

http://microsoft.pcerror.info/errorcode/error%207.html?gclid=CK_K5b6E658CFd1L5QodR33Sfg


Fix Error 7

Error 7 Definition: Error 7 is also known as ERROR_ARENA_TRASHED .

Error 7 is a common Windows error. Error 7 is usually caused
by missing system files, wrong system settings or a corrupted
registry file
Cheers..

 

[aford10]

To install XP with an upgrade disc, you need a previous version of windows installed.

 

[manojgj]

How did you upgrade an OS by Without have one.. do a fresh installation thats the only choice as you mentioned that formated the drives..